Mohammad Ayub Shahreyar

28 WA, MOSNEY VILLAGE, JULIANSTOWN, CO. MEATH, A92ED6V

DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2025.v4i10n07

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ABSTRACT

This research aimed to find whether the Community Sponsorship Ireland has positively impacted on Refugee Resettlement in Ireland. To explore this, the research drew into a range of primary and secondary sources. It also incorporated the refugee stories in Ireland and interviews with three Community Sponsorship beneficiaries, national support organizations, and members of a sponsorship group. This research is structured into four parts. The first part provides an overview of Community Sponsorship in Ireland, including its definition, historical background, and the policy framework. The second part explores the impact of community sponsorship, with a particular focus on its social and economic effects on refugees. The third part analyzes the challenges and limitations of the CSI. Finally, the fourth part offers recommendations for strengthening this initiative in Ireland. The finding suggests that CSI has played a significant role in resettling refugees. It fostered strong partnerships among the government, civil society organizations, and grassroots support groups, creating a collaborative framework to assist and integrate refugees into Irish society. Despite these strengths, the program faced notable challenges. These include the difficulty of finding suitable accommodation, limited awareness and cooperation from relevant government bodies, and the slow pace of refugee family reintegration into the local community. To ensure the continued success of the program, this research highlights the need for greater government cooperation, particularly from local authorities, in supporting accommodation efforts. It also emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about CSI among relevant government departments and recommends the implementation of regular monitoring and evaluation to identify ongoing challenges and strengthen the long-term impact of the program.

REFERENCES

PRIMARY SOURCE
LEGAL INSTRUMENT
1) “Community Sponsorship Ireland a Guide for Prospective Sponsors.” Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, December 4, 2024.

2) “Community Sponsorship Ireland a Guide for Sponsors’ Settlement Planning.” Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, December 2024.

3) Community Sponsorship Ireland Initial Policy Framework (n.d.). https://www.redcross.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CSI-Policy-Framework.

4) “Community Sponsorship Ireland Resettled Persons Privacy Notice.” Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, December 2024.

5) International Protection Act 2015

SECONDARY SOURCE
SCHOLARLY
1) Duken, Carlotta, and Lucas Rasche. “Towards a European Model for Community Sponsorship,” March 31, 2021. https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hsog/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/3802/file/210331_Duken_Rasche_Community_sponsors.pdf.

2) Nedoh, Boštjan. “Mass Migrations as a Messianic Event? Rereading Agamben’s State of Exception in Light of the Refugee Crisis in Europe.” Law, Culture and the Humanities 18, no. 2 (June 1, 2022): 272–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1743872117703717.

3) Piguet, Etienne. “The ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Europe: Shortening Distances, Containment and Asymmetry of Rights—a Tentative Interpretation of the 2015–16 Events.” Journal of Refugee Studies 34, no. 2 (2021): 1577–94. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa015.

4) Sales, Matías Ibañez. “THE REFUGEE CRISIS’ DOUBLE STANDARDS: MEDIA FRAMING AND THE PROLIFERATION OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NARRATIVES DURING THE UKRAINIAN AND SYRIAN CRISES,” no. 129 (n.d.).

NON SCHOLARLY
1) “Community Sponsorship Ireland - Irish Red Cross,” June 22, 2022. https://www.redcross.ie/community-sponsorship-ireland/, https://www.redcross.ie/community-sponsorship-ireland/.

2) “Community Sponsorship Ireland Programme Review.” Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, November 15, 2023.

3) “Community Sponsorship | Doras.” Accessed March 20, 2025. https://doras.org/programmes/community-sponsorship.

4) “Community Sponsorship Ireland - Irish Red Cross,” June 22, 2022. https://www.redcross.ie/community-sponsorship-ireland/, https://www.redcross.ie/community-sponsorship-ireland/.

5) “Irish Refugee Protection Programme,” January 29, 2021. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ede36-irish-refugee-protection-programme/.

6) “Community Sponsorship Ireland.” Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.communitysponsorshipireland.ie/.

7) The Open Community,” the open community, accessed April 16, 2025, https://theopencommunity.ie/about-the-open-community/.

8) The Irish Times. “Ireland Wins Award for Community Sponsorship of Refugees.” Accessed March 20, 2025. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/ireland-wins-award-for-community-sponsorship-of-refugees-1.4046852.

9) The Irish Times. “‘A Beautiful Experience’: Wicklow Locals Welcome Refugee Families.” Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2022/12/30/a-beautiful-experience-wicklow-locals-welcome-refugee-families/.

REFERENCES
1) “A Group of Volunteers Raise Funds to Try to Resettle Refugees in Dublin 8 - Dublin Inquirer.” Accessed March 3, 2025. https://dublininquirer.com/2020/08/19/a-group-of-volunteers-raise-funds-to-try-to-resettle-refugees-in-dublin-8/.

2) Burnhill, Eleanor. “Communities Preparing to Host around 20 Syrian Families,” July 25, 2021. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0725/1237144-irish-communities-preparing-to-host-20-syrian-families/.

3) “Kells Community Sponsors Syrian Refugee Family in Ireland | Meath Chronicle.” Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2020/06/20/kells-community-sponsors-syrian-refugee-family-in-ireland/.

4) “Navan Group to Sponsor and Welcome Syrian Refugee Family | Meath Chronicle.” Accessed March 3, 2025. https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2020/10/21/navan-group-to-sponsor-and-welcome-syrian-refugee-family/.

5) “Stories of Success – Community Sponsorship Ireland.” Accessed March 20, 2025. https://www.communitysponsorship.ie/stories-of-success/.

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